Obturator veins

Obturator veins
The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Obturator labeled at center left.)
Details
Drains to	Internal iliac vein
Artery	Obturator artery
Identifiers
Latin	venae obturatoriae
TA98	A12.3.10.007
TA2	5027
FMA	70909
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The obturator vein begins in the upper portion of the adductor region of the thigh and enters the pelvis through the upper part of the obturator foramen, in the obturator canal.

It runs backward and upward on the lateral wall of the pelvis below the obturator artery, and then passes between the ureter and the hypogastric artery, to end in the hypogastric vein.

It has an anterior and posterior branch (similar to obturator artery).

Additional images

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  Variations in origin and course of obturator artery.
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  The relations of the femoral and abdominal inguinal rings, seen from within the abdomen. Right side.
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  Veins of the penis.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 676 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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